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Essay/Speech/Play Finder
Description: Database of essays and discursive writing published in the 20th century and focusing on the humanities and social sciences. Also includes
the best-known speeches of the past 2,500 years and full-text for selected plays and dramatic works.
Full Text: Several thousand full text essays are included, along with author biographies and pictures.
Updates: Quarterly
Opposing Viewpoints Reference Center
Description: Brings together viewpoint articles and background information
on a wide variety of controversial social and economic issues.
Full Text: All articles are full text.
Coverage: 1992+
Updates: Daily.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Description: Comprehensive database of articles from academic and scholarly journals in psychology and behavioral sciences,
covering topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes,
anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
Full Text: 540+ journals are in full text.
Coverage: Primarily from 1990s forward, but some full text journals available back to 1975.
Updates: Daily.
Sociology Collection
Description: Covers information on all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships,
community development, culture and social structure.
Full Text: 500+ full text journals in sociology are indexed.
Coverage: Primarily from 1990s forward, but some full text journals available back to the 1950s.
Updates: Daily.
Topic Search
Description: Current events database aimed at students, covering social, political and economic issues
and other topics in the news.
Full Text: Selected full text is available from over 1,300 magazines and newspapers, plus pamphlets,
biographies, book reviews, and public opinion polls.
Coverage: Indexing and abstracting 1991+ Selected full text 1998+
Updates: Four times a week.
World Folklore and Folklife
Description: Covers world folktales, mythology, and urban legends. Provides full text for thousands of folk and
fairy tales, as well as critical and interpretive material on understanding the place of folklore in world
cultures and history.
Full Text: Contains the full text from over 50 folklore and mythology reference books and encyclopedias, as well as
full text for thousands of individual folk and fairy tales.
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Portals to the World
Presented by the Library of Congress, this Web resource provides information about the
culture, education, government, history, and religion of various nations.
Research Resources for the Social Sciences
Comprehensive coverage of subject areas within the Social Sciences.
Social Sciences Virtual Library
ANTHROPOLOGY Back to Top
Anthro.Net
Dedicated to the study of anthropology and archaeology, the "Anthro.Net
database contains thousands of reviewed web sites and bibliographic references."
Anthropology Resources on the Internet
Anthropology Collections (California Academy of Sciences Anthropology Department)
A searchable digital archive of archaeological artifacts. Coverage includes
the indigenous cultures of the American Southwest and Pacific Islands as well as
other areas.
Anthropology Links Directory (UCSB Department of Anthroplogy)
A directory of links maintained by the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Topic areas include Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Archeology, and more.
Provides links to online journals and museums as well as the sites of
specific anthropological organizations.
WWW Virtual Library (WWWVL): Anthropology
Internet Resources Directory with links to various topics within the field of anthropology,
including Biophysical, Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology.
Anthropology In The News
Current news items from newspapers and television broadcasts of international events related to
anthropology and archeology.
Anthropology Index Online
Index to current periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library from 1970 to the present.
Visitors can search Anthropological Index Online.
Anthropology Exhibits on the World Wide Web
Pictorial as well as scholarly information from various museum exhibits around the world in the
field of anthropology. Viewers can examine the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Vatican Exhibit and more.
ECONOMICS Back to Top
Bureau of Labor Statistics
This site offers both employment and unemployment statistical information as well as Consumer and Producer Price Index statistical data for food, housing, clothing, transportation, medical care and more.
Mark Bernkopf's Central Banking Resource Center
Provides links to central banks throughout the world organized alphabetically by country. Ministries of Finance are also listed with links to their offices. Many of these sites offer an English translation. Daily foreign exchange rates as well as an exchange rate converter are featured in the Central Banking Resources section.
The Office of Trade & Economic Analysis
U.S. and foreign trade information with data on the dollar amount of imports and exports. State and city export sales to foreign countries as well as data on specific product shipments.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Information about the purpose and services of the World Trade Organization. Subject searches are organized under the site map. This searchable site offers a listing of publications and documents along with an order form printout.
GENDER STUDIES Back to Top
American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress
Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States
The Voice of the Shuttle: Gender Studies Page
Links to websites covering issues in general Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Gay and Lesbian
Studies and Men's Movements.
Women's and Gender Studies Database (Gender Inn)
This searchable database accesses information on feminist and gender studies. Also provides
weblinks to sites concerned with women's issues.
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites
Provides links to sites with comprehensive information about present day as well as historical
issues concerning women. Sites are organized alphabetically and by topic.
Alexandria Digital Library Gazetteer Server
A gazetteer of the world containing over 4.4 million entries as of today. Searchable by place name and feature type, such
as basins, beaches, and waterfalls. The gazetteer is also browseable by zooming in and out of a world map. Results include
latitude and longitude, location on map, and related information.
Background Notes (U.S. Department of State)
"Background Notes are factual publications that contain information on all the countries of
the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country's land,
people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with other countries
and the United States."
Color Landform Atlas of the United States
This searchable site provides a county map, relief map and historic map of each U.S. state.
Country Studies: Area Handbook Series (Library of Congress)
Cultural Profiles Project
This site, provided by the Canadian Department of Citizenship and Immigration, offers profiles of over 80 countries, focusing on life and customs.
Coverage includes education, family life, food, communications, holidays, and arts.
Getty Thesaurus of
Geographic Names Online
The TGN, an online gazetteer is a structured vocabulary containing more than one million names and other information about places.
The TGN includes all continents and nations of the modern political world, as well as historical places.
It includes physical features and administrative entities, such as cities and nations. The emphasis in
TGN is on places that are important for art and architecture.
Map Collections 1500-2003
The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress contains over 4.5 million maps. Map Collections represents
a small sampling of maps that have been digitized. There are seven categories of maps on this site: Cultural Landscapes,
Cities and Towns, Conservation and Environment, Discovery and Exploration, Military Battles and Campaigns, Transportation
and Communication, and General Maps.
National Geographic
Provides information from National Geographic, World, and Traveler magazine. Features articles
going back to 1996. Has a search function along with a site index. Map Machine is an additional
feature which has country maps, political maps, flags and general country information.
World Directory of Environmental Organizations Online
"The World Directory of Environmental Organizations Online is a guide to governmental and
nongovernmental organizations and programs concerned with protecting the earth's resources.
It covers national and international organizations throughout the world." A chronology of
significant events in the environmental movement is listed as well.
World Factbook 2003
Provides data for 250 countries. Includes maps, population statistics, information about the
government, economy, transportation, military and more.
American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century
This website takes a look at the decades of the twentieth century. Topics covered within each decade include: art and architecture,
books and literature, fashion and fads, education, historic events
and technology, music, persons and finally theater, film and in the later decades, radio and television.
Best of History Websites
"Best of History Web Sites is a portal created for students, history educators, and general
history enthusiasts. Here you'll find sites, rated for usefulness and accuracy, that will
help you study or teach a wide variety of topics and periods in History."
Dictionary of Victorian London
Ethnic & Multicultural
History (Library of Congress: The History Page)
History Matters: The U.S. Survey Course on the Web
Web site geared towards high school and college teachers of U.S. History.
Serves as a gateway to Web resources and primary documents in American History on the Web.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook
This site offers literary texts of many medieval works. This is also a great site to find information
about the lives of saints and martyrs.
Presidents of the United States
This Day in History
The History Channel offers this entertaining and informative site of historical happenings for each day.
The site also organizes the events by topic, so for any given day you can find out what happened in crime
history, literary history, Civil War history and more. Users can also enter their birthdate or any other date and find
out what happened on that day.
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive
Year by Year: 1900-2008
This site lists major events and happenings for each year of the 20th century. There are also news quizzes available.
Special features include timelines of world history, American music, and fashion. You can also find lists of
the top villains of the millenium, most popular kids names, disasters, best sellers, and sports records. Provided
by the InfoPlease Almanac.
POLITICS and GOVERNMENTBack to Top
Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
American Political Science Association
Amnesty International - Annual Reports
This site focuses on human rights abuses country by country. There is also information
about refugees and Amnesty International's Human Rights campaign.
Background Notes (U.S. Department of State)
"Background Notes" are factual publications that contain information on all the countries of
the world with which the United States has relations. They include facts on the country's land,
people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and its relations with other countries
and the United States."
Congressional Biographical Directory
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-Present
Council on Foreign Relations
A non-partisan membership organization that provides timely and authoritative
background information on world events. Includes an Encyclopedia of Terrorism
covering 20 terrorist groups.
Elections and Electoral Systems Around the World
This comprehensive site is set up alphabetically by country linking to the most recent election
results available in that country.
Foreign Consular Offices in the United States
Compiled by the U.S.Department of State, a listing of consular government agencies.
Foreign
Relations of the United States (Office of the Historian, State Department)
Online volumes of the Foreign Relations of the United States series.
Documents the official historical record of significant U.S. foreign policy
decisions and diplomatic activity. Contains documents from Presidential libraries,
Departments of State and Defense, National Security Council, Central Intelligence
Agency, and other foreign affairs agencies, etc.
Governments on the WWW
"Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks,
multi-governmental institutions, etc."
GPO Access Home Page
A service of the U.S. Government Printing Office, "GPO Access disseminates official information
from all three branches of the federal government."
The Nation Directory
A directory of people, organizations, non-profits, agencies, books and other resources relating
to the worlds of politics, economics and culture. Most organizations represented have a left/liberal orientation.
Political Science Resources
Provides links to various topic areas within the subject of political science,
both national and international government information, constitutions,
political parties, political theory, elections, international relations
and more.
PollingReport.com
National opinion poll data and highlights.
Public Agenda Online
Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research organization whose mission is to both help
leaders understand the public's point of view on policy issues, and to help citizens understand the crucial and complex
issues they are faced with as voters. This site presents a variety of nonpartisan issue guides on a number
of social and political issues of concern, such as abortion, education, health care, immigration, and
Social Security. Issues are portrayed from opposing viewpoints.
Terrorism: Questions and Answers
Presented in a question and answer format, this site sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations has background
information on terrorism, terrorist groups, current events in the Middle East and elsewhere, and entries on the many
names you might hear in the news. A "Beyond the Headlines" section explores topical issues in depth.
Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive
U.S. Department of State -
International Information Programs: Electronic Journals
Electronic Journals of the U.S. Department of State. Five electronic journals are
published in all. "French, Portuguese, and Spanish translations of all journals
appear from two to four weeks after the English, and certain journals are translated
into Arabic and Russian."
U.S. Electoral College (Federal Register)
"The office of the Federal Register coordinates the functions of the Electoral
College on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, the States, the Congress, and the American People." A
good source of information and statistics on past and present presidential elections.
World Directory of Environmental Organizations Online
"The World Directory of Environmental Organizations Online is a guide to governmental and
nongovernmental organizations and programs concerned with protecting the earth's resources.
It covers national and international organizations throughout the world." A chronology of
significant events in the environmental movement is listed as well.
CIA - The World Factbook
Provides data for 250 countries. Includes maps, population statistics, information about the
government, economy, transportation, military and more.
Worldwide Governments on the WWW
"Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web:
parliments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public
broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc.
Includes also political parties."
Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. (MHANYS)
"The Mental Health Association in New York State, Inc. (MHANYS) is a voluntary
not-for-profit statewide association with 33 local affiliates in communities
throughout New York State. MHANYS brings together service recipients, families,
professionals, advocates and concerned citizens to address all aspects of mental
health and mental illness."
Mental Health Association in Suffolk County
National Association of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists
"The National Association of Cognitive-Bahavioral Therapists is an organization
dedicated solely to the teaching and practice of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy."
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is responsible for "generating the knowledge needed
to understand, treat, and prevent mental disorders." The NIMH Web site provides accurate and
up-to-date information regarding many mental disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder,
autism, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, schizophrenia, etc. This Web site also provides
statistical data on many mental health issues as well as current research at NIMH.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism (NIAAA)
The NIAAA seeks to increase the understanding of alcohol abuse and
dependence (alcoholism) by disseminating authoritative information to
the public.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Provides authoritative information on many addictive drugs commonly abused in the United States.
Also provides data on national trends and statistics for drug abuse.
Mental Health Association
"The Mental Health Association (MHA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit
organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340
affiliates nationwide. MHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the
54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research and service."
New York State Psychological Association
The offical Web site of the New York State Psychological Association. Information for consumer's
includes a psychologist referral service as well as fact sheets on many common disorders.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
An agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Information for consumers includes a
"Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator" as well as a "Mental Health Services Locator."
Also a good source regarding statistics on substance abuse and mental health issues.
Psychology Classroom at AllPsych Online
Psychology Directory: AmoebaWeb
Classics in the History of Psychology
Provides online access to many of the classic writings in the history of psychology. Entries are
arranged by author or topic. Includes original articles by such notables as Gordon Allport, Hans
Eysenck, Sigmund Freud, William James, Carl Jung, Abraham Maslow, Ivan Pavlov, Carl Rogers, B.F.
Skinner, John B. Watson, etc.
History
of Psychology Archives
Web site devoted to the history of psychology and Muskingum College and its psychology
program. Provides select biographies for many prominent psychologists throughout the history
of psychology. Other prominent social scientists, such as Noam Chomsky and Louis Leakey,
are covered as well.
Human Intelligence: biographical profiles,
current controversies, resources for teachers.
Explores the history and development of intelligence theory and testing. Many prominent thinkers are
covered, including Aristotle, Binet, Ebbinghaus, Eysenck, Locke, Piaget, Spearman, Thorndike, Wechsler, etc.
PsychCrawler
A specialized Search Engine in psychology. A product of the American Psychological Association
that provides "quick access to quality content in the field of psychology."
Psychology Online
An educational Web site geared towards the study of psychology at the college level. Has an
online study guide designed to aid students understand psychology as well as master key terms
and concepts.
Psychology World Wide Web Virtual Library
Psych Web by Russ Dewey
Web site aimed at students and teachers of psychology. Includes a comprehensive listing of
academic psychology departments on the Web as well as links covering career's in psychology,
APA style resources, and psychology journals on the Web.
Today in the History of Psychology
"The American Psychological Association Historical Database is a collection
of dates and brief descriptions of over 3100 events in the history of psychology."
Dr. Michael Fenichel's Current Topics in Psychology
Provides current articles on various topics within the field of psychology.
Also provides information on support groups and clinical treatment providers.
Internet Mental Health
An online encyclopedia of mental health. Provides authoritative information on many common mental
disorders (including diagnosis, treatment, and research findings). Also includes discussion groups, online diagnosis, and information on many common psychiatric drugs.
Mental Help Net
Comprehensive source of mental health resources for the professional as well as the lay person.
Offers links to many sites concerned with disorders and their treatments, as well as professional
resources with information on medications, assessment and more.
New York State - Office of Alcoholism
and Substance Abuse Services
Provides information and referral services for individuals seeking help with alcohol
and/or substance abuse problems.
Psych Central
An independent mental health social network run and maintained by professionals in the
mental health field. Provides trusted and reliable information.
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
Locate an alcohol or drug abuse treatment facility program in your area.
www.SoberRecovery.com (Recovery Resources Online)
"The SoberRecovery directory lists hundreds of drug rehab and treatment centers, alcohol rehabilitation
centers, sober living houses and recovery related web sites. We offer help, referrals and
information for heroin, cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, and treatment program options including
detox, teen boot camps, wilderness programs and outpatient programs for adults or adolescents."
SOCIOLOGY Back to Top
Amercian Sociological Association
SocioWeb
Explore this site by category, linking to sociological theory, journals, associations and more...
Sociological Research Online
International electronic journals in the field of applied sociology. Current articles are full text.
This site is maintained by the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey in Guildford,
UK.
A Sociological Tour Through Cyberspace
Links to general reference sources, sociological theory, data resources and more in the field of
Sociology
This page was last updated on February 13, 2008.